Amman Tour

Today was pretty amazing!  Our driver Issam, who is becoming more like a family friend, took us to see some sites in Amman. We were able to see the Citadel, an Ancient Roman Theatre, visit downtown, and ate some delicious and famous hummus and falafel!

We learned a lot about the history of Jordan today. The flag you'll see in some of the pictures used to be the biggest flag in the world. Dubai now has biggest flag (guess, we'll have to go check it out ;).  The buildings you see under the flag were once a Palestinian refuge tent camp. The government later gave them permission to build.

The Citadel was quite amazing! We were able to see ruins and artifacts in the museum that dated back to BC! One of the most intriguing historical facts we learned about the location of the Citadel is the Bible records that King David captured the city in the early 10th century BC.Then Uriah, husband of King David's paramour Bathsheba, was killed here after the king ordered him to the front line of battle.

Next, we headed over to an ancient Roman Theatre.  Walking into the theatre, we were truly awe-struck! The theatre is massive in size, seating capacity is 6000.  Being in the theatre, trying to picture what took place there so many years ago, is quite the experience. This theatre was believed to have been build in 2 AD.

We had planned to spend sometime downtown, but by this time it was getting late. We visited a few shops, and purchased the girls some traditional Arabic dresses in one of the shops.  We also ate at Hashem. We are told that Hashem has the best falafel and hummus in all of Jordan, and that the King and Queen have eaten here. We will definitely be back because it was delicious!

We had a great time and our truly thankful for this opportunity.  Now, it's off to bed. First day of school tomorrow!!